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The kiss between James Kirk (William Shatner) and Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) in the 1968 episode 'Plato's Stepchildren' gave viewers what's considered the first scripted interracial kiss on US television. (StarTrek.com)

The kiss between James Kirk (William Shatner) and Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) in the 1968 episode 'Plato's Stepchildren' gave viewers what's considered the first scripted interracial kiss on US television. (StarTrek.com)